title: Eight new apterous Lathrobium species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Sichuan, Southwest China.
abstract: Eight apterous species of the paederine genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 from the Chinese province Sichuan are described, illustrated, and distinguished from closely related and/or geographically close congeners: Lathrobium erlangense Peng & Li sp. n. (Erlang Shan), Lathrobium blandum Peng & Li sp. n. (Labahe N. R.), Lathrobium yelense Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), Lathrobium obscurum Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), Lathrobium yinziweii Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), Lathrobium illustre Peng & Li sp. n. (Yele), Lathrobium micangense Peng & Li sp. n. (Micang Shan) and Lathrobium agglutinatum Assing & Peng sp. n. (Qingcheng Shan). The total number of described Lathrobium species from Sichuan now stands at 39, that of mainland China at 165.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Li-Zhen
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Mei-Jun
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: China; Coleoptera; Lathrobium; Sichuan; Staphylinidae; new species; taxonomy